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1. The Piano Man himself, Billy Joel, has written some of the best piano pieces around today. According to Mr. Joel, what is one of the incidents that inspired the song, "The Stranger" (1977)?
2. It's a well known fact that the Beatles started out playing clubs in Hamburg, Germany before they became popular. Which close friend from Hamburg did John Lennon have playing bass on "Jealous Guy" (1971)?
3. Most people know that Otis Redding's "(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay" (1967) was the first posthumous number one hit in America, but where did this song chart in the U.K?
4. Who made Beatles history by being the first recognizable female voice on a Beatles' track by singing the words, "But when he looked so fierce," in the song "Bungalow Bill" (1968)?
5. A more recent tune, "I Got You" (2013) was released prior to Jack Johnson's album "From Here to Now to You". What other song off of this album was also released before the official debut of Jack's sixth studio album?
6. Why in the world did the BBC refuse to play Paul Simon's "Me And Julio Down by the School Yard" (1972) when it was first released?
7. Which presidential candidate used the phrase "Don't Worry, Be Happy" in his 1988 presidential campaign, but stopped after the composer Bobby McFerrin objected to it?
8. Sung in "The Life of Brian", Eric Idle (the lead crucifee) both sang and wrote "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" (1974). True or false?
9. Although commonly associated with the Vietnam War, what war is "Billy Don't Be a Hero" (1977) really referring to?
10. Adding to his list of cover songs, James Taylor covered a song in 1997 originally written by Fred E. Alhert and Roy Turk. What is this song?
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